Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-05-07
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KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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Lawrence has shirt factory that employ
eighty hands.
LeavenWoFth's new Union depot, is to be
completed by Oct. 1.
The new Presbyterian college Of Kansas,
Is TO be locaUed at Minneapolis.
Five druggists Of Council Grove have been
inolcted DY the grand jury for settling
It is reported that mine of copper has
been disco 7eEed four miles south Of Hum
/ bOldt.
Both the Baptists and Methodist congregs-
tons will build churches in Elk City this
summer.
The prairies of western Kansas are now
white with sehOOners sailing towards homes
and comfort.
The free delivery force of the Atchison
postofhce is now making i've deliveries OF
mail each day.
Frankiip 0opRty now has four mineral
Wells a11 a85h possesses water OF great
medical value.
Neosho, Kas.s had 5,132. acres Of castor
beans last year which yielded $3.50 bushels
and brought, S76,s9O.
Independence has a $4,000 court house,
now in course Of erection, which will be,
when completed one Of tbs finest in the
state.
Salina claims to have a population Of g.
900, AID has many convenience such as gas
and water works, street car line and VIII
soon have electric light.
EmpoFia Globe: Our hunters say it is get
ting TO be quite unsafe to shoot nlnver now
for fear OF killing immigrants. TIE cCun-
try ia sWarming with them
Garden City Sentinel: The natural gas
company perfected organization for the ap-
prOval OF the governor. This company is a
strong one and proposes to have gas, petrO-
leum or an artesian we'll.
Osborne wants eletrio light, There is a
mill site west of town that can be had for
few hundred dollars, and a good dam can
be built cheaply. By having cheap power
the light can be produced cheaply.
About s., 900 has already been pledged
for the Y. NJ. @. A. building at Manhattan
and arrangements are nov pending for q
lot. and when this is arranged the balance
will quickly be raised, and work on the
building commenced.
Wichita Eagle: The executive committee
OF the JudsOn university, at It's last meeting,
examined 3 number OF plans for buildings
submitted and accepted those Of PrOudfOot
& Bird. Three buildings will be erected,
costing not less than 100000 Two more
buildings Will probably also be erected.
Howard Democrat: While Elk county is
not receiving 80 large an immigration as
coming in IS quite satisfactory and much
larger than casual observer would imagine.
Another advantage is, that the men now
coming in are possessed OF means, and are
investing and improving.
Woodsdale Democrat: A band Of outlaws
have their headquarters southwest In the
sand hills They keep paid egent on the
road about i've miles west of Springfield, to
induce immigrants to go down and Join the
outlaws. Beware of them, and keep due
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west into the sand hills have never been
! heard of since. Look out for them.
Mr.. Joseph Savage, thoughtful farmer
and philosopher, has called attention to
the fact that there was a peeuliarity about
our rains this year IN that they all come
from the north the winds blow from the
south, but do not bring rains as formerly.
We have had less Wiud from the south and
east this season than usual. The climate Is
changing and the winds are changing ia
Kansas.
FL Dorado Republican: While doc"
Pearse, living about ten miles southeast Of
town was hunting, the left barrel Of his
muZzle loader buFste1 decorating his left
hand frightfully. Doc had the regularity,
when shooting, OF resting his elbow upon
his hip thus bringing his hand just in front
of the trigger guard. The tremendous pres
sure twisted the barrel as though il was SO
much sheet lead. The palm Of the hand
was almost ruined.
to light in White Mound township Jewell
County. A smOOth-tOngued, dapper cusB,
representing. or claiming to represent. the
Sandwich nurseries, Of Sandwich, Illinois,
struck that locality and persuaded the
farmers to buy apple trees at sos per hun
bred, claiming they were grated on f. year
old stocks, and Offering to replace those that
died at half price. While the age Of the
stock would not make any difference in
time of the bearing OF the tree, yet when the
trees came an experienced eye could see at
a glance that the stocks were 2-year-Olds and
the trees not a whit better IN any respect
than those sold by our home nurseries at
$40 or Sl2 per hundred ard dead ones re-
placed free. The farmers, now that IL is too
late, are realizing how they were taken in.
Anthony Republican,: Mike Truhlaur was
brought in from StohrViiI township under
arrest charged with shooting six shots from
Winchester at James Waita and Nike Chou
pek. It appears that Truhlaur and Walts
recently purchased a cOrnpianter in partner
ship and after each had planted his crop
Walta started to plant for q neighbOr.
ChlOupek, to which Iruhiaur objected. The
latter finally procured a Winchester, and last
Wednesday went into the field where the
other two men we're planting and pointing
the gun ordered them to take the planter
from the field. This they refused to do, and
Truhlaur then shot at Waltef the ball going
through his coat lapels. Two shots were
then fred at Chloupeck, who rolled OF the
corn pl anter and started to run. Wslta by
this time WIS also under way although
made any impression other than to make
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